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Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam

Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...

25 Greatest Political T-Shirts for Democrats

25 Greatest Political T-Shirts for Democrats

Election season may be over, but that's no reason to stop wearing t-shirts that show your true political colors. And while Bush is finally out of office, the last 8 years have spawned countless witty t-shirts that should not be forgotten. If you are looking for some fresh additions to your left-wing...

The 50 Most Influential Jews of the Current Era

The 50 Most Influential Jews of the Current Era

Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...

10 Greatest Protests of the 20th Century

10 Greatest Protests of the 20th Century

The 20th century was a time of great change, with devastating wars, the rise of two superpowers and the fall of one. Demonstrations have been used throughout history to change the world, both peacefully and violently, but in the 20th century activism came into its own in an age of protest. 1)...

15 of the Worst Military Moves of All Time

15 of the Worst Military Moves of All Time

Running an army is kind of like running a day care, only instead of rattles, the children have bombs and guns. Hey, it may not be easy to win a war, but we should at least expect military leaders to be more adept than some kid playing Starcraft.

10 Most Notorious Suicide Cults in History

10 Most Notorious Suicide Cults in History

Halloween is on its way and feeble horror tales are being dished out left, right and center. The following true stories, however, are not only filled with death but actually happened. Though often brutal and nonsensical, ritual suicide is real, and has occurred throughout history. The motives...

The 50 Most Influential Directors of the Century

The 50 Most Influential Directors of the Century

In the theatre there are 1,500 cameras rolling at the same time- in the cinema, only one,” as quoted by Orson Welles, the prolific director of the most studied film of all time, Citizen Kane. Within the last century cinema has grown from pioneering silent films into orchestrated musicals, “spaghetti...

10 War Photographs That Changed the World Forever

10 War Photographs That Changed the World Forever

Image: Eddie Adams Popular photography as we know it was presented to the public in the 1840s. It was proposed as the ultimate portrayal of reality and the eternal confinement of history - unlike art or prose, photographs are not easily altered. They have been used to depict the terrors and truths...

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Dead CIA Officer Bestows Mysterious Legacy to Her Sons

Leonor E. "Lee" Sullivan was a CIA secretary, translator, and most importantly, she was a mom. She passed away in December at the age of 70. She left behind two sons, John, age 36, and his younger brother, Jimmy. Leonor led a very interesting, very secretive life.

Joe Rehyansky Suggests "Converting" Lesbians in Military

Joe Rehyansky Suggests "Converting" Lesbians in Military

Joe Rehyansky, a Vietnam veteran and former part time judge in Hamilton County, Tennessee, has sparked controversy with outrageous comments posted to the Daily Caller website on November 26, 2010. Rehyansky submitted to the site his feelings regarding gays in the military, his support of lesbians...